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A new record of Cephalopholis taeniops in the Mediterranean Sea, with considerations on the Sicily channel as a biogeographical crossroad of exotic fish

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2010

P. Guidetti ,
F. Giardina  and
E. Azzurro
P. Guidetti*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology, DiSTeBA, CoNISMa, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
F. Giardina
Affiliation:
Marine Protected Area of ‘Isole Pelagie’ 92010 Lampedusa, Italy
E. Azzurro
Affiliation:
ISPRA-High Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Laboratory of Milazzo, Via dei Mille, 44 057 Milazzo (ME), Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: P. Guidetti, Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology, DiSTeBA, CoNISMa, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The record of several individuals of the African hind Cephalopholis taeniops from Lampedusa Island (Italy) is here reported, with discussion on the biogeographical importance of the Sicily channel as a crossroad for exotic fish of Atlantic and Indo-pacific origin.

Keywords

exotic fishAfrican hindSerranidaeAtlantic migrationbiogeographyItaly
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e13
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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